Samford University Athletics

2016: Named first team All-SoCon by the league’s coaches and second team by the media . . . started 11 games at linebacker, missing The Citadel game due to injury . . . finished second on the team with 93 tackles, including 50 solo stops . . . had 13.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks . . . also had two forced fumbles, an interception and seven pass break ups . . . had a career-high 18 tackles and two pass break ups at Central Arkansas . . . tallied 10 tackles, eight solo, at Chattanooga . . . contributed 13 tackles, including nine solo stops against Wofford . . . had 14 tackles at Furman . . . tallied seven tackles against Western Carolina, and seven more at Mississippi State . . . had an interception, to go along with his six tackles at ETSU.

2015: Played in all 11 games, including four starts at linebacker . . . tallied 48 total tackles, including 30 solo stops, 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks . . . also recorded two interceptions, one fumble recovery and two pass break-ups . . . had seven tackles against Central Arkansas . . . had four tackles and an interception at Louisville . . . tallied six tackles against The Citadel . . . contributed four tackles and an interception against Furman . . . had seven tackles all solo, at Wofford. 

2014: Saw action in all 11 games, including one start . . . finished the season with 24 tackles, including 21 solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack . . . had six tackles, all solo, against Wofford . . . registered nine tackles at The Citadel.

High School: As a senior at Land O’ Lakes High School, led the team with 117 tackles, including 21.5 for a loss . . . also had 8.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, three passes defended and three interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown . . . was named third team All-State, and first team All-County and All-Conference . . . helped lead his team to an 8-2 record as a senior in 2013 . . . also competed in basketball and track.

Personal: Born April 22, 1996 . . . son of Lorna Holden and Dunston Salmon . . . majoring in sport administration.